diff --git a/internal/resource/statefulset.go b/internal/resource/statefulset.go
index 2553f7e88..06e0a3aec 100644
--- a/internal/resource/statefulset.go
+++ b/internal/resource/statefulset.go
@@ -542,14 +542,10 @@ func (builder *StatefulSetBuilder) podTemplateSpec(previousPodAnnotations map[st
 					},
 					Command: []string{
 						"sh", "-c", "cp /tmp/erlang-cookie-secret/.erlang.cookie /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie " +
-							"&& chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie " +
 							"&& chmod 600 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie ; " +
-							"cp /tmp/rabbitmq-plugins/enabled_plugins /operator/enabled_plugins " +
-							"&& chown 999:999 /operator/enabled_plugins ; " +
-							"chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/ ; " +
+							"cp /tmp/rabbitmq-plugins/enabled_plugins /operator/enabled_plugins ; " +
 							"echo '[default]' > /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf " +
 							"&& sed -e 's/default_user/username/' -e 's/default_pass/password/' /tmp/default_user.conf >> /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf " +
-							"&& chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf " +
 							"&& chmod 600 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf",
 					},
 					Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
diff --git a/internal/resource/statefulset_test.go b/internal/resource/statefulset_test.go
index 2d3082aef..534f44d4d 100644
--- a/internal/resource/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/internal/resource/statefulset_test.go
@@ -1225,14 +1225,10 @@ var _ = Describe("StatefulSet", func() {
 				})),
 				"Command": ConsistOf(
 					"sh", "-c", "cp /tmp/erlang-cookie-secret/.erlang.cookie /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie "+
-						"&& chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie "+
 						"&& chmod 600 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie ; "+
-						"cp /tmp/rabbitmq-plugins/enabled_plugins /operator/enabled_plugins "+
-						"&& chown 999:999 /operator/enabled_plugins ; "+
-						"chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/ ; "+
+						"cp /tmp/rabbitmq-plugins/enabled_plugins /operator/enabled_plugins ; "+
 						"echo '[default]' > /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf "+
 						"&& sed -e 's/default_user/username/' -e 's/default_pass/password/' /tmp/default_user.conf >> /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf "+
-						"&& chown 999:999 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf "+
 						"&& chmod 600 /var/lib/rabbitmq/.rabbitmqadmin.conf",
 				),
 				"VolumeMounts": ConsistOf([]corev1.VolumeMount{